With both sides expected to make changes to their starting sides on Wednesday, we see the visitors having more strength in depth than their hosts, who are dealing with several notable absentees as well as losses of key men last season.
On the back of a statement win to start the season, we back Sheffield Wednesday to advance to the EFL Cup second round with a victory at the MKM Stadium.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hull City win with a probability of 44.45%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 31.03% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hull City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.87%) and 2-0 (7.07%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-2 (7.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Sheffield Wednesday in this match.
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